Drummer created very few songs in his period in the band; Authorial vein developed more visibly in a solo career
Throughout its trajectory in Beatles, Ringo Starr composed only two songs – “Don’t pass me by” and “Octopus’s Garden” – and coarse on four tracks with the companions: “What Goes On”, “Flying”, “Dig it” and “Maggie Mae”.
His absence in this “department” was never a problem. After all, the creation was in charge of a majority of John Lennon and Paul McCartneytwo giants in this regard. The pair was so prolific as to lack space even to George Harrisonwho over time also proved to be a full -handed composer.
In Starr’s rare attempts to generate unpublished songs for the Beatles, colleagues reacted with… laughs. And as far as it appears, there was no evil in that. In an interview with the channel dedicated to the band at Siriusxm (via Igor Miranda website), the drummer explains why the partners laughed at his creative initiatives:
“I started composing songs and liked to say to John, Paul and George: ‘I have this song here that I composed’. And they rolled on the floor from laughing so much because I, without realizing it, simply rewritten someone else’s music. ”
No wonder, it took until the musician felt security enough to develop something really authorial. The two compositions signed exclusively by him came out only on the group’s final albums. “Don’t pass me by” It is part of the previous disc, and known as White album – 1968, while “Octopus’s Garden” reached public in Abbey Road (1969), penultimate in the order of launch.
Only in Ringo (1973), his third solo work, there are a larger number of his own tracks, even in collaboration with partners. Even so, much of his catalog outside the Beatles – composed of 21 studio albums – is signed by external musicians.
Ringo Starr’s great supporter
In interviews, Ringo Starr usually gives credits to George Harrison for helping you develop your copyright. In the documentary series The Beatles: Get Backit is possible to see the guitarist helping the drummer to compose “Octopus’s Garden”.
Despite the “Fork”, Harrison – who left us in 2001 – denied having made any creative contribution to this song. On one occasion, he said:
“‘Octopus’s Garden’ It’s a ringo song. It’s just the second he composed, and it’s lovely. So peaceful. I believe Ringo composed cosmic songs in those days without even realizing it. ”
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